Kiley's 6 Month Pictures

I can't believe it has been 6 months since I met Kiley in Ethiopia for the first time. It blows my mind to think how much our darling little girl has changed. She is fluent in english and she makes me smile with the brightness in her eyes. Her eyes was the thing that captured my heart last September when I first saw her picture. I already can't imagine our lives without her. She is such an important part of our family. We love her deeply and are so thankful every time we stop to think of her journey to our family. Happy 6 month gotcha day Kiley Joy. We love you!

Getting ready for the wedding

Tim and Andrea were married on July 23rd and everyone was invited to be in the wedding. Brian and I decided it would be a little too much for Kate so we left her with a baby sitter but everyone else got to participate in the ceremony. The girls were all flower girls and they looked beautiful!

We are so excited to have Andrea now a part of the family. The night of the wedding after the reception was over Andrew proposed to Nicole. So now our family is preparing for the last Werner sibling to be married in May. Super excited!!!!

Emily

Kiley

Lauren

The groomsmen at the rehearsal dinner

Bridesmaids, flower girls and ring bearer at the rehearsal dinner

A Beautiful Gift

Grams and Gramps (the girls great grandparents) brought all the girls a special gift. Gramps made each girl her own treasure chest and Grams placed special books specific for each girl inside. They are beautiful and the girls love them! They hold all their stuffed animals or special treasures. We are so thankful for these heirlooms that they have been given. Gramps hand made these chests just for Lauren, Emily, Kiley and Kate. We are so appreciative!

Love all these girls!

I could never have imagined how much I would LOVE being a Mom to 4 precious, beautiful, different fun little girls. I'm one proud Momma!

Girls just like to have fun!!!

There is no lack of fun in our home these days. From rock star to pool time we are having a great summer! Hope you are too!

Pretty Princesses

There is nothing better than watching your little girls dress up and be princesses. It's evident that even at such a young age they are asking the question... do you find me beautiful? And my answer every time is YES!!!!! I pray they always know their beauty, not just with the dress they are spinning around wearing but the beauty the Lord has instilled in every heart.

Emily's Gotcha Day

Today is our 5 year gotcha day for Emily. Can't believe it was 5 years ago we were standing in front of a judge in Russia and they named us Emily's forever family. This young lady has been an incredible gift to our family. I tell her all the time... you make me smile. And it couldn't be more true. She lives every moment to the fullest and finds the excitement in little things. Especially stuffed animals.
We all went out for breakfast to celebrate with doughnuts of course!
Enjoy celebrating the little things in life! It's a wonderful journey.





Where is Waldo... I mean Emily?